Drop Cloth Tent from Lowe’s Creative Ideas.
Confetti Dish Towel on Make and Takes.
Reversible Hats from Martha Stewart.
Milkmaid Skirt for Grown-Ups from Crafterhours.
Origami Diamonds from Zakka Life.
Papier Mâché Animal’s Head from Lil Blue Boo.
Scrap Needlebook from Jessica Wilson for CRAFT.
Patchwork Table Runner from Sew4Home.
Washi Tape Phone Cover from Zakka Life.
Handmade Clay Pots from Claire of Fellow Fellow for Say Yes to Hoboken.
Liberty Handkerchiefs from The Purl Bee.
Piñata Cookies from She Knows.
Upcycled Storage Bin from A Little Hut.
Kaleidoscope Quilt from Made with Love for Riley Blake Designs.
DIY Plant Wraps from Camille Styles.
Pintuck Pleated Pillow from Imagine Gnats for Stumbles & Stitches.
It is Monday and I am posting a tutorial. I know I haven’t done a Make it Monday post in quite some time! I made these blocks last week using my new Quilt Blocks collection and thought I’d share quick instructions. So I made a quilt block using Quilt Blocks. How meta. Tomorrow I’ll show you how to make glue using glue. Ha!
Anyway, this makes a 16″ finished block and you can easily use a pre-cut jelly roll since the strips are all 2 1/2″. You can download the .pdf instructions by clicking on the image below. I gave you the cutting measurements, plus some quick illustrations that will get you started. After you’ve made the first square, you just keep going, Log Cabin style.
Click here for a list of shops that are now shipping the Quilt Blocks fabric.
Oh, and here’s how it might look all together, if you made every block the same. The stars print that stands out so well in the image above comes in five colorways and I plan to make a quilt from four of the five colors, making each block the same. So you’ll see that next year!
If you’ve read this blog for a while, you may wonder why I don’t write about crafts with my kids as much these days. Well, they are getting older and I am busier, but they are still making things constantly, mostly on their own now. I need to share more of their creations. But almost all of their craft projects are made from recycled materials. I just heard one of my daughters the other day trading something with the other for a large cardboard box that had come in the mail. My older daughter has a “Main Street” running through her room with her cardboard houses and stores for her Bebichhichi dolls. And the younger one had a friend over for a playdate to make cardboard Barbie cruise ships. Cardboard and a little imagination goes a long way, as we saw with Caine’s Arcade.
Anyway, for Earth Day I thought I’d share some of our crafts from the past using recycled materials. Pictured above:
Check out my tutorial for this skirt over at the Moda Bake Shop!
